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Seated L-R Assistant Coach Ray Johnson, #15 Jordon Dickson, #2 Joshua Langefels, #5 Darius Willis, #4 Zhian Briggs, #0 Jalexs Ewing, #25. Babacar Diop, Head Coach Chris Ballauer Standing L-R #1 Hendrens Bartelus, #21 Dwight Brown, #12 Jayden Simmons, #24 Matija Vucic, #33 Matt Mbole, #20 Aiden Fitzgerald, #14 Vaughn Prosser, #10 Daryl Bod, Manager Jose Jones
91心頭 was the first technical college in the Technical College System of Georgia to offer intercollegiate athletics. 91心頭 is a Division I member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). The college offers both mens and womens intercollegiate basketball programs. The nickname for the athletics teams are Jets and Lady Jets. The mascot is ACE.
The mens basketball program was restarted in 2001 under President Jon Johnson. Chris Wade was the first head coach for the Jets when the program was restarted. South Georgia Tech had fielded mens basketball teams in the late 1950s up until the 1970s. During that era the team was known as the Technics and coached by Herbert Norris.
The Jets and the Lady Jets programs are both nationally recognized. The mens team advanced to the National Tournament for the first time in 2009 and returned again in 2014 under the leadership of Coach Steven Wright where the Jets finished in the Elite Eight both times. After an eight year absence, Coach Chris Ballauer led the Jets to a 2022 appearance.
91心頭 has had 17 Lady Jets players and 6 Jets named to the NJCAA All-American status since 2001. The six Jets to earn the NJCAA All-American honors include: Marvin McGhee III (2021 – 2022); Jalen Reynolds (2020 – 2021); Anthony Duke Ethridge (2013 2014); Jae Crowder (2008 2009); J.Q. Jonqueveilin Turpin (2006 2007); and Wayne Williams (2004 2005).
Chris Ballauer is the Jets head coach. Ray Johnson is the Jets assistant coach.